What happened at the U.S. Capitol today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States. https://www.romney.senate.gov/romney-condemns-insurrection-us-capitol

Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy.

The best way we can show respect for the voters who are upset is by telling them the truth. That is the burden, and the duty, of leadership.

We must not be intimidated or prevented from fulfilling our constitutional duty. I urge my colleagues to move forward with completing the electoral count, to refrain from further objections, and to unanimously affirm the legitimacy of the presidential election.